District 35 of the Georgia Senate is located in Metro Atlanta.
The district includes southeastern Cobb County and western Fulton County, including parts of Atlanta, Smyrna, South Fulton, and Vinings. The district includes the Atlanta neighborhoods of Adamsville, Bolton, Collier Heights, and Riverside, as well as the Fulton Industrial corridor.
The seat is currently represented by Jaha Howard.Dr. Jaha Howard wins Georgia Senate District 35 special election runoff, by Christopher Harris, at CBS News; published December 17, 2025; retrieved December 20, 2025
List of senators MemberPartyYearsResidenceElectoral historyCountiesThomas G. Callaway, Jr1947-1949CovingtonGus Stark1949-1951MonroeJoseph Mann1951-1953StockbridgeThomas G. Callaway, Jr1953 - 1955CovingtonEugene Kelly1955 - 1957CovingtonEdward E. McGarity1957-1959McDonoughC. O. Nixon1959-1961CovingtonEugene Kelly1961 - 1963MonroeFrank E. Coggin Democratic1963-1967HapevillePerry J. Hudson Democratic1967–1983HapevilleFrank E. Coggin Democratic1983–1984HapevilleArthur Langford, Jr. Democratic1984 - April 15, 1994Died in office.Donzella James Democratic1995 - January 13, 2003Resigned to run for U.S. House.Kasim Reed DemocraticJanuary 13, 2003 – September 1, 2009AtlantaResigned to run for mayor of Atlanta in 2009.Donzella James DemocraticJanuary 3, 2009 - January 13, 2025Won in special election. Redistricted into the 28th Senate district in 2025. Jason Esteves DemocraticJanuary 13, 2025 – September 10, 2025Redistricted from the 6th Senate district in 2025Jaha Howard DemocraticDecember 17, 2025 - presentWon in special election.
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